Convicted rapist wins lawsuit, eligible to play for Youngstown State this season

Word surfaced in early August of this year that an online petition was seeking the removal of Richmond from the Youngstown Statefootball roster. In 2013, Richmond was one of two football players from Steubenville High School in Ohio to be convicted of raping a 16-year-old high school girl, and served nearly a year for his crime.

Giving the firestorm of criticism that erupted after it was learned he was on the Penguins’ roster, the university very shortly thereafter announced that Richmond would not be permitted to play in games for the team in 2017 even as he would be permitted to continue practicing with the team.

As of this posting, YSU has yet to publicly respond to the judge’s order. YSU plays host to Central Connecticut State Saturday; it’s unclear if Richmond will be in uniform.

In its response to the suit, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office ripped into the filing. From the Associated Press:

The reply says “proving no deed goes unpunished,” the school has been “hauled into court by a student that YSU has bent over backward to assist, support and provide a second chance when no one else would.”

“The rest of the world had written Plaintiff off as an unrepentant rapist, but YSU encouraged him and integrated him as ‘part of the student community,’ ” the reply said.

The school is also arguing that Richmond failed to follow the school’s grievance procedure before he filed the lawsuit.

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